Page 9 - Maths Skill - 3

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Learning Outcomes

� Counting Method � Counting Letter in Number Name � Electric/Non-electric Items
� The Fun Game Idea � Playing with Cards � Modes of Transport

Boot-Up

Megha and Deepshika are playing in the park. They
have collected many types of stones.
Count the collected stones and write the numbers
with their tally marks.

= ______

= ______

= ______

Counting Method

Ravi has a big farm where he cultivates fruits and vegetables. Every day, Ravi goes to his
farm and work hard to take care of his plants. One sunny day, Ravi went to his farm to
count how many apples he had picked. But oh no! He forgot his counting book at home.
Ravi didn’t want to go back home, so he thought of a
clever way to keep track of his apples. Ravi remembered

his friend, the wise Rajesh, told him about tally marks.
The method of tally marks is a way of counting by
making simple marks. Ravi decided to use tally marks
to count his apples. For every apple he picked, Ravi
made a straight line on a paper. After he made four

straight lines, he drew a diagonal line across them to
show fifth count. Then, he started counting again.
Ravi continued to pick apples, and for each apple, he
made a tally mark. Soon, he had a whole bunch of tally